Elektra still leads the way in matter of audio/video performances. For its 14th edition (from May 1st to 5th 2013, in Montréal) Elektra picked up the Anti/Matter theme.
In this perspective, sound is at the forefront: experimental, noisy, thick, physical, but also dance-floor from time to time. Sound is intimately bound to visual projections, which, on this occasion, will become waves, particles, video frames, shapes breakdown. The electrical signal is turned into musics and shapes...
The first International Digital Arts Biennial began in April 2012 in various locations around Montreal including the Museum of Fine Arts, the Contemporary Art Museum, the DHC and the SAT. Alain Thibault, its founder, is also the artistic director of the Elektra Festival and the instigator of the International Digital Art Market. In May, the Syncretic Transcodings symposium organised by Hexagram CIAM was added to the events taking place in Montreal. Here is a review of some of the highlights.&n...
The Elektra festival, unavoidable digital art meeting in Montréal, will be held this year from May 1st to 6th.
On the edition 13 program : immersive robotic show, AV performances, concert, experimental cinema and International Marketplace for Digital Art (MIAN).
Alain Thibault, director's festival, talk about this edition :
EDITORIAL
For its 13th edition, Elektra offers digital culture aficionados a fine selection of the most recent contemporary creations in the field, from home and a...
The Elektra 12th edition, Digital Arts International Festival, will take place from the 4th to the 8th of May 2011 in Montreal.
Elektra promotes vanguard digital creation and proposes a program including performances, installations, conferences, projections and meetings between digital arts' professionals. Elektra takes over this year n...
A festival oriented towards interactive installations, immersive shows, and video with dance, game-art, and immersive performances. This event is coupled with the art professional International Digital Arts Market
Previous artists : Szkieve + Tind, Herman Kolgen, Ashley Fure & Jean-Michel Albert, Alva Noto, Novi_sad + Ryoichi Kurokawa, Christian Delécluse, Visual System, Projet EVA, Carsten Nicolai, Meat Parade, Ulf Langheinrich…
About Festival Elektra
Elektra, a high-calibre Montreal-based cultural initiative, presents artists and works of art that align the latest electronic music and visual creations derived from new technologies (animation, installation and robotics). Elektra unites creative media like music, video, cinema, design, gaming and audio or interactive installation with the latest digital technologies. Artists from all disciplines – composition, performance, dance, visual arts, etc. – all with a com...
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